Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-274) and index. |
Contents |
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Beijing as a critical problem; 1 A geo political project; 2 City plan as ideology; 3 Social space of the city; 4 A sea of walls the Purple Forbidden Palace; 5 The palace framing a political landscape; 6 The palace a battlefield; 7 Constructs of authority; 8 A religious discourse; 9 Formal compositions visual and existential; Appendix dynasties reigns and emperors; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
Summary |
Presents a study of social spaces of the capital of Ming Qing China (1420-1911). Focusing on early Ming and early and middle Qing, it explores architectural, urban and geographical space of Beijing. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China) |
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Architecture -- China -- Beijing -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
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Space (Architecture) -- China -- Beijing.
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Space (Architecture) |
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China -- Beijing. |
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Architecture and state -- China -- Beijing.
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Architecture and state. |
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Architecture and religion.
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Architecture and religion. |
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City planning -- China -- Beijing.
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City planning. |
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Beijing (China) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Chronological Term |
1368-1912 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Zhu, Jianfei, 1962- Chinese spatial strategies. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 0415318831 (DLC) 2003005929 (OCoLC)51848464 |
ISBN |
0203613481 (electronic book) |
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9780203613481 (electronic book) |
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0415318831 (Cloth) |
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